Affiliate network · Sovrn
What is a viglink.com link?
Short answer
Yes. redirect.viglink.com is a monetisation tracker, so the link you clicked is an affiliate link.
Check a viglink.com link
Paste it below. We follow every redirect server-side and show the destination, the network and every parameter — without opening anything in your browser.
How Sovrn Commerce, formerly VigLink works
Sovrn Commerce, the service formerly sold as VigLink, does the same job as Skimlinks: a site-wide script that converts outbound merchant links into tracked affiliate links at click time, through redirect.viglink.com.
- The destination normally sits in the u parameter, URL-encoded.
- key identifies the publisher account that gets credited.
- VigLink was acquired by Sovrn, so both names refer to the same redirect domain.
The domains Sovrn Commerce, formerly VigLink uses
Any of these in an address bar means the same thing. Subdomains count too: the part in front is usually an account number.
- viglink.com
- sovrn.com
The parameters to look for
- key
- u
- subId
- cuid
viglink.com: common questions
What is redirect.viglink.com?
The click tracker for Sovrn Commerce, formerly VigLink. It monetises outbound links from publisher sites.
Is VigLink still around?
The product lives on as Sovrn Commerce after the acquisition, and the viglink.com redirect domain is still in use.
How do I see the real destination?
Decode the u parameter in the link, or run it through the checker above and read the final URL.
Other redirects you might be looking at
Or start from the full affiliate link checker, which lists every network and shortener we recognise.